Inside The Nautical Mind's Eye shares valuable mental skills applications that will help get you to the top of your sailing game. We all know how important being physically fit is, but being prepared mentally is just as important when it comes to peak performance in the sport of sailing. Learn how to successfully navigate those inevitable times when your head will get in the way of your body, understand what it takes to handle the emotional ups and downs, acquire the tools to pull yourself out of a slump, control your nerves, gain more confidence, and get (and keep) yourself ahead of the rest of the fleet.With it's inviting design, easy to follow applications, and inspirational photographs, Inside the Nautical Mind's Eye will appeal to all sailors within the global sailing community. From the Maldives to British Columbia, France to Australia, and every coastline around the world, competitive sailors and recreational boaters alike of all ages, skill levels, and backgrounds will find motivation and inspiration to set higher performance goals and plan exciting, new sailing adventures with confidence.All sailors would agree that when setting sail on the high seas, everyone can benefit from gaining a mental edge!
Describes adventures in sailing, including a description of how sailboats work, equipment sailors use, historic sailing expeditions, and recent sailing accomplishments.
Crewmember Murphy I to WANTED TO see Cape Keppel up close . We hadn't made it there , and it was all Murphy's fault . Murphy is the invisible crewmember who , according to local folklore , causes things go wonky for those who are afloat ...
Thirteen-year-old Sophie and her cousin Cody record their transatlantic crossing aboard the Wanderer, a forty-five foot sailboat, on which (with uncles and another cousin), they are sailing to visit their grandfather in England.
Thirteen-year-old Sophie and her cousin Cody record their transatlantic crossing aboard the Wanderer, a forty-five foot sailboat, on which (with uncles and another cousin), they are sailing to visit their grandfather in England.
"--Soundings "Sensible Cruising is a refreshing change, written for those of us who dream of modest goals. Every cruising sailor, ambitious or unambitious, should read and treasure this memorable volume.
Almost thirty and recently divorced, Randall Williams began re-creating his life - by selling virtually everything he owned and moving into a 20' sailboat that he bought for eight hundred dollars.
Barber-hauling the headsail is the only solution. In any case, if there is any sea running it doesn't take much to roll the wind out of the sail. If you're going to be on this point of sail for a while it's time to think about poling ...
To Hell Or Melbourne
Thanks also to John Martin , Tad LaFountain , Sam Merrick , Joe Prosser , Don Cohan , Dick Curry , Chuck Inglefield , Timmy Larr , Dick Lamb , Joe O'Hora , Michael Crowley , Steve Baker , Ted Turner and all the great people I've had the ...
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